Beach Metro’s top online stories 2016

It was quite the year in the Beach with as many exciting events as there were heated debates. Here are our most viewed news stories for 2016:

10. Coming in at #10, you could say our readers tipped their hats to this story. Former Beaches-East York NDP MPP, Michael Prue was surprised to learn that a bill similar to the one he had been championing for years would come into effect in 2016, courtesy of current Beaches-East York MPP, Arthur Potts: Tipping bill finally passes

8. Even after six months, Coxwell and Gerrard residents weren’t about to desert their quest for the truth when it came to Rocca’s No Frills. This story came in at #8: Six months later, No Frills still closed

2. It comes as no surprise that the news of beloved Beach coach, Bob Acton sadly passing away was one of our most-read stories of the year: Beloved Beach coach passes away (more on Acton’s legacy can be found here and here)

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